Eldorado lost against Fairfield back in February and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Eldorado Eagles fell 61-49 to the Fairfield Mules. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 542nd, while the Mules are ranked 232nd).
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Drayson Grathler, who went 6 for 9 on his way to 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Phelps, who posted 12 points and five rebounds.
Eldorado has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for Fairfield, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-3.
It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Eldorado Eagles duke it out with the Gallatin County Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fairfield and Hamilton County will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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